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Thermal drift data were analyzed and are discussed with recommended mitigation strategies. Relative error was calculated on the thrust stand, and an example relative error calculation was performed for a low power Hall thruster. Facility test setups are discussed with pumping speed experimentally calculated. The SPT-50 and SPT-70 were hot fired and thrust values were measured. The setup and electrical configuration are discussed for the thrusters. Thrust values are then compared with literature to validate the thrust stand.","abstract_html":"This thesis presents the construction of a null-style inverted pendulum thrust stand for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL). Hanging, torsional and inverted pendulum thrust stands are briefly discussed followed by an in-depth discussion of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s inverted pendulum thrust stand. 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